Non-refillable bottle.



10.781,466. PATENTED JAN.31,1905.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

ABPLIOATION FILED MAY 16, 1904.

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" UNITED. 4STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

` SPECIFICATIONAorming partiof Letters Patent No. 781,466, dated January 31', 1905.

I i Y y Application filed May 16, 1904. Serial No. 208.135.

i zen of the United States, and a resident of St.y

Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented 5 a new and Improved Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to bottles and like receptacles, and has for its principal'objects the IO 4provision of a closure for suchv containers which will prevent their being refilled withut its becoming apparentlthat. this has been one.

1t consists in the various features and com- I5 binations hereinafter described and claimed. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in Whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all. the figures.

i 2O Figure 1 is a central verticalsection through of such diameter that it will t within thel -neck and having at one end an inner partition 13 and at the opposite end an outer partition 14E'. In the former partition "is an opening about which is a suitable seat 15, and with this seat coacts a valve 16, which is preferably hollow, being conveniently formed of sheet metal to render it buoyant in the liquid which the bottle is to contain. The valve is weighted at its inner side, this weighting beinghere Shown as eifected by a generally annular member 17, Which is of somewhat less diameter than the neck of the bottle and h as extending between its sides a cross-bar 1 8, which is preferably curved from the ring in substantially a semicircle. From the sideof this bar adjacent to thering projects aplug 19, which is perforated to receive the link of a connectorA 20', which joins it to the valve, this being here -shown as of bent wire and of suchlength that the ring is allowed to hang at some distance from the partition. Upon the opposite side The outer partition 14 also has' an opening in which is inserted a tube 23, extending into the sleeve part way to the valve and having its inner end closed by a Wall 211 and. its side wall perforated at 25. Between the ends of the sleev/e in its exterior is formed an annular recess 26, which may be brought into registration with a similar recess 27 in the neck of the bottle. Y

The parts may be locked together by a spring-ring or retainerl 28, having at each side alternately-arranged slots 29, extending part way to the opposite side of the ring, thus leaving intermediate engaging projections 30, which are preferably alternately curved in- Ward and outward from the general vertical plane of the ring. sleeve-and its associated partsfare preferably formed from some non-corrodible metal.

In use the bottle, before the application of the closure, is filled with the liquid which it is to contain. the recess 26 and the sleeve is inserted in the .neck of the bottle until the ring reaches and expands into the recess 27, when the oppositely-extending projections engage the side Walls of-both recesses and lock the sleeve in place, rendering it impossible to remove it without breaking the neck ofthe bottle. To prevent leakage between the sleeve and bottle-neck, packing-rings 32, of cork or other suitable iiexible material', may be placed about upon the inner side of the partition, permit- This ring as well as the The retainer isnow placed in ting vthe valve to-be forced downwardly by the flow and the liuid to escape freely through the valve-opening, the perforations in the tube, and the end of said tube. 'lhis latter member by Virtue of its closed end and the small diameter of its lateral openings prevents the introduction of a tool for lifting the valve from its seat in an endeavor to illicitly introduce liquid. lt is impossible to fill the bottle when it is but partially inclined, since it requires an almost Vertical inverted position to relieve the valve of its weight, the position of the weight with relation to the annular member and the coaction of the curved Ibar with the sides of the bottle-neck tending to maintain the valve in contact with its seat until complete inversion is nearly attained. lf an attempt is made to force the liquid into the bottle under pressure when it is in its inverted position,the valve will float in the liquid and be promptly seated, `preventing its entrance.

This device provides a closure which may be manufactured at acomparatively low ligure, will not get out of order, and effeetually prevents the refilling of the receptacle with liquid after the original contents have been poured out. Moreover, it does notmaterially interfere with the free delivery of the liquid. After emptying the bottle to which the device is applied the former may be broken to release the closure, which may thus be used repeatedly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim vas new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination with a bottle, of a partition in thev neck thereof provided with an opening and a seat surrounding the opening, a valve cooperating with the seat, an annular member situated at the opposite side of the partition, a cross-bar joining the sides of the member, and a connector between the valve and cross-bar.

Q. The combination with a bottle, of a partition in the neck thereof provided with an .opening and a seat surrounding the opening,

a valve cooperating with the seat, an annular member situated at the opposite side of the partition, a cross-bar curved from the annular member and joining the sides of the lnember, and a connector between the valve and crossbar.

3. The combination with a bottle, of a partition in the neck thereof provided with an opening' and a seat surrounding the opening, a valve cooperating with the seat, an annular member situated at the opposite side of the partition, a cross-bar joining the sides of the member, a connector between the valve and cross-bar, and a weight carried by the crossbar.

4. A closure comprising a sleeve, transverse partitions therein, one of which is provided with aseat at its inner side, a valve coperating with the seat, an annular member situated at the opposite side of the partition from the valve, a crossbar joining the sides of the member, a connector between the valve and cross-bar, and a tube extending inwardly from another partition and having a closed end and perforated side walls.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK L. SHORT. fitnessesz BRANsFoRD VAN LEA'roN, GEORGE R. HUDDLEs'roN. 

